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Another Nun Blogs

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

Please welcome Sister Ann Higgins, DC, to the blogosphere. Sister Ann recently started a poetry blog called Scattered Showers in a Clear Sky.
Check out her first post to find her poem by this name.

For an up-to-date listing of other blogging nuns, please go to my page Blogs by Catholic Nuns.

Scranton IHMs rock it out with new music CD

Monday, April 16th, 2007

The IHM Sisters of Scranton, Pennsylvania (click here to see how they are related to my IHMs), have a new music CD available.
I’ve had the privilege of hearing some Scranton IHMs perform and they truly rock.
Here’s what they have to say about their CD:
“With One Voice” features 13 selections, several of which are original compositions […]

Nun-Run Candy Shop

Wednesday, January 10th, 2007

Here’s a great article by Catholic News Service posted at Catholic Online. Support Sister Evelyn Brokish’s mission by ordering some treats today! Call Poverello Delights at 219-922-0193 or email Sister Evelyn at ebrokish@concentric.net.
Sweet dreams – Imagination leads nun-run candy shop aiding order
By Debbie Bosak
1/4/2007
Catholic News Service
HIGHLAND, Ind. (CNS) - If browsers were to peek into […]

Nuns in the Marketplace

Friday, December 1st, 2006

I’ve added a new category to my blog — “Nuns in the Marketplace” — the idea of which came from one of my IHM sisters who, along with a partner, runs two “apostolic businesses” that they built from scratch. I have a ton of admiration for these two — they saw needs, and they created a […]

Catherine McAuley’s Comfortable Cup of Tea

Wednesday, November 29th, 2006

I recently received an email from a student doing a paper on Catherine McAuley. She asked if Catherine had any symbols associated with her. Not knowing off the top of my head, I headed to web sites of the Sisters of Mercy (whom Catherine founded in 1831). To my great delight, I discovered that one […]